# Accident 19930905041809A: Cessna U206, Inlet, NY, September 5, 1993

- Type: FAA accident report (Accident/Incident Data System), as reported
- Date: September 5, 1993, 16:35 local time
- Place: Inlet, NY
- Damage: Substantial damage
- Phase of flight: Forced/Precautionary Landing
- Operating rules: General operating rules (Part 91)
- Location: 43.7194° N, 74.7292° W: From the FAA, an estimate near the named town, within about 3 miles
- Nearby events: https://openairdocs.org/map.md?lat=43.7194&lon=-74.7292&mi=10
- Aircraft: N2147F, a cancelled registration (https://openairdocs.org/deregistered/N2147F-2013-07-11) (OpenAirDocs)
- Registry model: Cessna U206 (registry code 2073306, https://openairdocs.org/model/cessna-u206) (OpenAirDocs)
- Registry engine: Continental IO-520 series (registry code 17032, https://openairdocs.org/engine/continental-io-520-series) (OpenAirDocs)
- Reported make and model: CESSNA U206
- Reported engine: CONT IO520E
- People aboard: 3
- Fatal injuries: 0
- Pilot flight hours: 29,500 total, 165 in this make and model
- NTSB investigation: [NTSB BFO93LA159](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb/BFO93LA159) (OpenAirDocs)
- FAA source: FAA Aviation Safety Information Portal (https://asip.faa.gov/)
- Page: https://openairdocs.org/incident/19930905041809A

## Narrative

As the FAA filed it, in capitals; the FAA replaces private details with ^PRIVACY DATA OMITTED^.

ENGINE QUIT ON CLIMBOUT FROM WATER TAKEOFF. WAS ABLE TO STALL MUSH INTO ANOTHER LAKE. FOREIGN ITEM IN FUEL TANK.

## The NTSB's investigation of this event (1)

From the NTSB's public API. Aircraft are matched to registry aircraft by N-number and event date, checked against the reported serial number, make and model; the registry's history has gaps, so older matches can be wrong. Compare the reported make and model.

- [NTSB BFO93LA159](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb/BFO93LA159), Sep 5, 1993: Cessna 206 (N2147F), Inlet, NY, substantial damage. Probable cause: the blocked header tank fuel port which resulted in fuel starvation. A factor to the accident were the high obstructions in the emergency landing area.

## Other reports on N2147F (1)

Matched to the same aircraft by N-number and date.

- [Accident 19820705027749A](https://openairdocs.org/incident/19820705027749A), Jul 5, 1982: Cessna 206CESSNA (N2147F), Nelson, NH, Destroyed. Pilot claims loss of power after takeoff, crash occurred when pilot tried to return to lake of departure.

From the FAA Accident/Incident Data System. Reports are matched to registry aircraft by N-number and event date, checked against the reported make and model; the registry's history has gaps, so older matches can be wrong. Compare the reported make and model. For accidents, the NTSB's own investigation is the fuller record.

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